GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |